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Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) is a rising star in the Democratic party hoping to unseat Republican Senator Ted Cruz, which would make him the first Democrat to win statewide office in Texas since 1994. And he’s trying to do it without party consultants, pollsters, and PAC money. O’Rourke talks to Sam about Texas politics, immigration policy, campaigning, how he got into public service, the President’s State of the Union address, and Kit-Kats. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with your feedback.

The mistrial in the first case in the death of Freddie Gray has left Baltimore residents shocked, disappointed, and still deeply distrustful of the justice system. But legal analysts say the case was never a good fit to address the issues that have been driving national protests around police brutality.

In 1996, 19-year-old Jennifer Ringley started the Jennicam, a 24-hour online chronicle of her life. Seven years later, she disappeared entirely from the internet. But why?

Also, PJ and Alex discuss how even in the past five months, the landscape of "lifecasting" has changed. And PJ puts Alex on Meerkat and he gets very uncomfortable.

Don’t forget! Tomorrow is Email Debt Forgiveness Day! Leave us a voicemail at (917) 475-6668 about your most anxiety inducing unanswered email. We will post a special mini-episode that is Email Debt Forgiveness Day-themed this weekend.